Heat cradle



Oct. 14, 1947. o, STALOCH 2,429,110

HEAT CRADLE Filed Nov. 29, 1945 l8 IO FIGURE I.

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OTTO STALOCl-+ A'ITD R N EYS Patented Oct. 14, 1947 UNITED ST NT OFFICE This invention relates to a heat cradle especially adapted to give heat treatments to various parts of the human body.

An object of this invention is to provide a device which is adapted to give heat treatment for diseases of the hands and arms, feet and legs of a human being, which is simple, in operation and structure and economical to manufacture.

With the above and other objects in View the invention consists of the novel features of construction, arrangement and combination of parts more fully hereinafter described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention and Figure 2 is a detailed view of the strap for holding the patients limb in the device.

Referring more in detail to the drawing the numeral Ill designates the cradle which comprises longitudinally extending base members [2 which are positioned parallel to and in opposed relationship to each other, at the ends of the members 12 semi-elliptical members I4 and secured thereto by rivets it or similar fastening means.

Secured to the top center of the members it by means of rivets I8 is a longitudinally extending member 26. At the center of the member 20 a, semi-circular member 22 is secured thereto by rivets 24 and the ends of the member 22 are secured to the longitudinally extending members 26 which are paralle1 to the members It at each side thereof and in spaced relation thereto by rivets. The ends of the members 26 are secured to the members l4 by rivets 30.

The base members l2 are provided with a plurality of elongated slots 32 which are positioned adjacent each end thereof and at the center thereof.

The slots 32 are adapted to receive transversely extending members 34 which are slidably mounted in the slots and retained therein, in adjusted positions by means of bolts 36 having wing nuts 38 thereon.

Secured to the intermediate member 3 by means of a pin 40 is a strap 42 having an adjustable buckle thereon and the end of the strap 42 is bound at 45 to prevent fraying thereof.

Except for the strap the cradle is made of rust proof strap iron members and instead of securing the members by rivets they may be assembled by welding.

In Figure 1 there is shown the manner in which the device is used.

1 Claim. (Cl. 219-45) A pillow is positioned beneath the cradle on which the patients arm or leg rests and the strap is fastened about the wrist or ankle and the memher to which the strap is fastened is susceptible of adjustment in several ways. Heat can be supplied to the cradle in many a well known way, but usually a light bulb is used and it may be attached to any of the members I4, 26 or 22 as desired.

Thus there has been provided a device which is very beneficial in giving heat treatment and it is believed the operation and construction thereof will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

It is to be understood that the embodiment described as illustrated is merely an example of one embodiment of the invention and that changes may be made in the details of construction, arrangement and combination of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

A device of the character described, comprising a cradle for heat treatment, comprising parallel elongated base members, semi-elliptical members secured to the ends of said base members, parallel longitudinally extending members secured to said elliptical members in spaced relation to said base members, a longitudinally extending member secured to the top of said semi-elliptical members at the top center point thereof, a semicircular member secured to said last mentioned longitudinally extending member at the center point thereof, elongated longitudinally extending slots in said base member-s adjacent the opposite ends and at the center point thereof, transversely extending members adjustably secured to said base members by means of the slots at the ends thereof and at the center point thereof and means on one of said transversely extending members for holding the limbs of a patient.

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REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,702,028 Blanchard Feb. 12, 1929 795,323 Watson July 25, 1905 1,280,857 Ruiter Oct. 8,1918 

